A crane collapse at a construction website inside Srinakharinwirot University in the Asoke neighbourhood of Bangkok resulted in the dying of a Thai engineer and brought on accidents to 2 Burmese workers. The crane operator fled the scene amid the tragedy.
Thong Lor Police Station officers rushed to the construction website at 4pm yesterday along with the rescuers and medical professionals. The crane collapse occurred on the balcony on the third flooring of an under-construction hall.
On the balcony, officers found a damaged crane toppled over 38 year old engineer Thitiphon Rattana-arpa. Although rescuers labored diligently to free him from beneath the crane and administer preliminary aid, tragically, Thitiphon succumbed to his injuries on the scene.
Price break of the 2 injured Burmese employees haven’t been disclosed however they sustained minor injuries and have been promptly taken to Police General Hospital for medical consideration.
The crane operator, answerable for the operation that resulted in catastrophe, fled the scene instantly after the accident. Authorities at the moment are questioning other workers to grasp the foundation cause of the catastrophic event. According to preliminary reports, the crane was getting used to transport a load of cement from the ground floor to the third-floor balcony when its cable all of a sudden snapped, leading to the fatal collapse onto Thitiphon.
Police announced their intention to summon the crane operator for further questioning and provoke a thorough investigation to determine the precise reason for the accident. Pending the outcome of the investigation, costs could additionally be filed in opposition to each people and the company overseeing the construction project.
A related accident was reported in Bangkok three weeks ago. In the incident, a steel plate fell from a crane at a bridge development web site. One Thai man lost his life within the incident while one other two victims were injured.
In February, a Cambodian employee was killed in a crane collapse at a huge building site in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok whereas two other Cambodian employees had been injured at the scene.
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